,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bhaa  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #af1 #bjai,mr4   
,panetta 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,hudson1 ,mr4 
,br[n ( ,m>yl&1 ,mr4 ,c>t] ( ,texas1    
,mr4 ,bi%op ( ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,heck1 ,ms4
 ,e%oo1 ,mrs4 ,h>tzl]1 ,mr4 ,taylor1 &  
,mr4 ,waltz7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,arm$   
,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to improve        
ov]sight ( privatiz$ milit>y h\s+       
provid$ by ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se to     
memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces & _! families1 & 
= o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is   
,act may be cit$ z ! ,bett] ,milit>y    
,h\s+ ,act ( #bjai4  #b4 ,ov]sight (    
privatiz$ milit>y h\s+  7a7 ,enhanc+    
heal?1 safety1 & quality ( privatiz$    
milit>y h\s+  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an 
"o ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is   
,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se %all develop
 & implem5t a plan to address heal?1    
safety1 & quality issues at privatiz$   
milit>y h\s+4  7#b7 ,new processes1     
positions1 & (fices ,! plan develop$ &  

implem5t$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 may include  
new processes = report+ *all5ges1 z well
 z proposals = new positions or (fices  
responsible = ov]sight ( privatiz$      
milit>y h\s+ contracts4  7#c7           
,consultation ,! ,secret>y %all consult 
) ! ,secret>ies ( ! milit>y dep>tm5ts1  
memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces & _! families1 & 
organizations t support memb]s ( ! ,arm$
 ,=ces & _! families 9 ! developm5t ( ! 
plan "u p>agraph 7#a74  7#d7            
,requirem5ts = new processes  7,a7 ,9   
g5]al ,at a m9imum1 ! new processes     
includ$ 9 ! plan "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all  
include ! foll[+ elem5ts3  7i7 ,ensur+ t
 memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces & _! families   
may report conc]ns reg>d+ privatiz$     
milit>y h\s+ )\t conc]n ( reprisal f !  
milit>y *a9 ( comm& or ! l&lord ( su*   
h\s+1 :i* may include--  7,i7 e/abli%+ a
 confid5tial hotl9e2 or  7,,ii7 provid+ 
access to milit>y h\s+ advocates :o w   
ma9ta9 confid5tiality4  7ii7 ,ensur+    
milit>y lead]%ip f in/allation comm&]s  
to ! ,secret>ies ( ! milit>y dep>tm5ts  

are regul>ly updat$ on out/&+ issues at 
privatiz$ milit>y h\s+ facilities1      
includ+ ! "t l&lords are tak+ to resolve
 "w ord] reque/s & respond to qu]ies by 
t5ants reg>d+ "w ord]s4  7iii7 ,to !    
ext5t practicable1 e/abli%+ /&>diz$     
metrics ?r\gh\t ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se = 
evaluat+ h\s+ heal? risks1 quality1 &   
safety4  7iv7 ,to ! ext5t practicable1  
e/abli%+ common provisions t c\ld be    
incorporat$ into t5ancy agreem5ts =     
privatiz$ milit>y h\s+ ?r\gh\t !        
,dep>tm5t4  7v7 ,improvem5ts 9 c>ry+ out
 ov]sight ( privatiz$ milit>y h\s+      
contracts1 :i* may include align+       
inc5tive fee paym5ts to heal?1 safety1 &
 quality metrics4  7vi7 ,improvem5ts 9  
tra9+ = ! (fices ( in/allation comm&]s &
 h\s+ (fices conc]n+ responsibilities1  
au?orities1 & processes relat$ to       
ov]sight ( privatiz$ milit>y h\s+4  7,b7
 ,additional res\rces ,to ! ext5t ! new 
processes includ$ 9 ! plan "u p>agraph  
7#a7 require additional res\rces1 !     
,secret>y %all reque/ su* res\rces 9 !  

foll[+ fiscal ye> budget4  7#e7 ,report 
& brief+ ,n lat] ?an "o ye> aft] ! date 
( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (  
,def5se & ! ,secret>ies ( ! milit>y     
dep>tm5ts %all--  7,a7 submit to !      
congressional def5se committees a report
 on ! processes develop$ "u ! plan "u   
p>agraph 7#a7 & any res\rces ne$$ to    
implem5t out/&+ elem5ts ( su* plan2 &   
7,b7 brief ! congressional def5se       
committees on su* processes develop$ &  
su* res\rces ne$$4  7b7 ,in=mation =    
t5ants & l&lords ,^u a t5ant ent]+ into 
a t5ancy agreem5t = a h\s+ unit provid$ 
by ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se "u a privatiz$ 
milit>y h\s+ contract1 ! ,secret>y (    
,def5se %all provide to ! t5ant         
in=mation on--  7#a7 ! rights ( t5ants1 
includ+ rec\rse & actions1 to include a 
,t5ants ,bill ( ,rights2  7#b7 !        
expectations ( ! ,dep>tm5t reg>d+       
report+ by t5ants ( ma9t5ance1 heal?1 or
 safety issues relat+ to ! h\s+ unit2   
7#c7 ! expectations ( ! ,dep>tm5t reg>d+
 ! ma9ta9+ by l&lords ( c]ta9 /&>ds     

relat+ to ! condition1 heal?1 & safety (
 ! h\s+ unit2  7#d7 a cle> &            
compreh5sive acc\nt+ ( ! rights &       
responsibilities ( t5ants & l&lords     
relat+ to ma9t5ance ( ! h\s+ unit2 &    
7#e7 a compreh5sive ma9t5ance1 repair1 &
 rem$iation hi/ory ( ! h\s+ unit4  7c7  
,inspector ,g5]al ov]sight inspections (
 privatiz$ milit>y h\s+ ,n lat] ?an "o  
ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1
 & n less frequ5tly ?an annually        
!reaft]1 ! ,inspector ,g5]al ( !        
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se %all--  7#a7 conduct
 an inspection ( ! ov]sight by !        
,dep>tm5t ( privatiz$ milit>y h\s+ at n 
few] ?an #ae r&omly select$ in/allations
 ( ! ,dep>tm5t2 &  7#b7 publi% on a     
website ( ! ,dep>tm5t available to !    
public a summ>y ( ! results ( ^?        
inspections4  7d7 ,/udy on pot5tial     
improvem5ts = privatiz$ milit>y h\s+    
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y ( ,def5se    
%all conduct a /udy on ways to improve  
privatiz$ milit>y h\s+ & ! ov]sight &   
execution ( privatiz$ milit>y h\s+      

contracts to improve h\s+ conditions =  
memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces & _! families :o 
are /ation$ at in/allations ( !         
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se4  7#b7 ,elem5ts ,!  
/udy requir$ by p>agraph 7#a7 %all      
include an assessm5t ( policy options = 
! ,dep>tm5t to a*ieve ! foll[+          
objectives3  7,a7 ,! use ( privatiz$    
milit>y h\s+ contracts ( %ort] duration4
  7,b7 ,! use ( m>ket inc5tives or o!r  
means to increase ! availability (      
privatiz$ milit>y h\s+ options = t5ants 
on or outside ( an in/allation1 includ+ 
! use ( two or m l&lords at a s+le      
in/allation1 & includ+ possibilities =  
increas$ h\s+ options 9 communities :]e 
few options curr5tly exi/4  7,c7 ,! use 
( te*nology applications to simplify1   
/reaml9e1 & improve transp>5cy 9 !      
privatiz$ milit>y h\s+ "w ord] sy/em4   
7,d7 ,! creation ( a ,special ,h\s+     
,advocate-- 7i7 to provide c\nsel to    
t5ants ( privatiz$ milit>y h\s+2 &  7ii7
 to indep5d5tly repres5t ! int]e/s (    
t5ants be=e ^? ( l&lords4  7,e7 ,su* o!r

 pot5tial improvem5ts to privatiz$      
milit>y h\s+ z ! ,secret>y consid]s     
appropriate4  7#c7 ,p>tn]%ip ,!         
,secret>y %all ent] into a p>tn]%ip ) a 
,f$]ally fund$ rese>* & developm5t c5t] 
to conduct ! /udy "u p>agraph 7#a74     
7#d7 ,report ,n lat] ?an "o ye> aft] !  
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !         
,secret>y %all submit to ! congressional
 def5se committees a report on ! f9d+s (
 ! /udy "u p>agraph 7#a74  7e7          
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7        
,congressional def5se committees ,! t]m 
congressional def5se committees has !   
mean+ giv5 t t]m 9 section #aja7af7 (   
title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#b7   
,l&lord ,! t]m l&lord means an eligible 
entity or lessor :o owns1 manages1 or is
 o!rwise responsible = a h\s+ unit "u a 
privatiz$ milit>y h\s+ contract4  7#c7  
,privatiz$ milit>y h\s+ ,! t]m privatiz$
 milit>y h\s+ means h\s+ provid$ "u     
sub*apt] ,,iv ( *apt] #afi ( title #aj1 
,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#d7 ,privatiz$   
milit>y h\s+ contract ,! t]m privatiz$  

milit>y h\s+ contract means a gr\nd     
lease & all associat$ docum5tation      
betwe5 ! ,secret>y ( a milit>y dep>tm5t 
& a l&lord to provide privatiz$ milit>y 
h\s+4